Yesterday, Seattle Audubon took a field trip to the Port Angeles-Sequim
area. The day started out overcast and windy in Edmonds while we waited
for the ferry. Luckily, by the time we got to the Kitsap Peninsula the
wind had died down. The day was generally overcast, with occasional
periods of drizzle and a brief period of light rain at Ediz Hook.

Highlights included stunning views of the Emperor Goose at Lincoln Park
in Port Angeles. The bird is so acclimatized to people that we were able
to see it from about 12 feet, along with the hordes of mixed mallards
and some American Wigeon (including two Eurasian Wigeon). Ediz Hook was
productive with Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Murrelet (about 30 feet away),
Barrow's Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher and Black Turnstone. We picked
up a good variety of other species as we touched at other locations
between Port Angeles and Sequim. We had two Cooper's Hawks - one along
Kitchen-Dick Rd and one along the bluff above Oyster House. Nice looks
at adult Bald Eagles, and a rapid flyover by a Peregrine Falcon. We
wound up the day with 77 species before turning for home and running
back under the rain.

Details below.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville WA
bellasoc at isomedia.com


Edmonds & Ferry to Kingston
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
American Wigeon
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Pigeon Auklet
Rhinoceros Auklet
American Crow
American Robin

Port Gamble
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Mallard
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Bald Eagle
Bonaparte's Gull
Glacous-winged Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow

Salsbury Point
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Surf Scoter
Pigeon Guillemot

Hwy 101 near Sequim
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Raven

Lincoln Park (Port Angeles)
Emperor Goose
Mallard
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon

Ediz Hook
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck (on the Strait side)
Barrow's Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Black Oyestercatcher
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Least Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull (plus hybrids)
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet (Strait side)
Belted Kingfisher

Kitchen-Dick Road
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback - single female
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Coot
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Sisken

Cline Spit road
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Surf Scoter
Peregrine Falcon
Pigeon Gullemot
American Crow
Bewick's Wren
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch

Oyster House
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Mallard
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk (on bluff above)
miscellaneous gulls at a distance
Pigeon Guillemot
Bewick's Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow

3 Crabs & vicinity
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Surf Scoter
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Sisken

John Wayne Marina
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser - 12 males, 3 females
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet
Belted Kingfisher
American Robin
Varied Thrush - male
House Sparrow